Writer: No. 2 Kansas State keeps lead over No. 3 Oregon in BCS standings, but ‘anything could happen’ down the stretch

For the second straight week, Kansas State is ranked No. 2 in the latest BCS standings while Oregon remains stuck at No. 3 and Notre Dame at No. 4.

All that in spite of the fact that Oregon picked up an impressive 62-51 win over USC, becoming the first team to score 60 points in a game against the Trojans — a much better victory than Kansas State’s 44-30 triumph over Oklahoma State, who was down to its third-string quarterback, Clint Chelf, by the end of Saturday night.

Notre Dame, who also will play USC this year, needed three overtimes to get past a pesky Pitt squad but stayed put as well.

Oregon, whose resume would be quite impressive if it ran the table, thanks to upcoming games against Stanford and Oregon State, along with a potential Pac-12 title game appearance, is still not getting any love from the BCS computers. The Ducks have the fifth-highest computer percentage rating, behind even a one-loss Florida team.

“Oregon had more eyes watching it thank Kansas State this week, with people trying to diagnose just how good the Ducks were,” Ubben wrote. “The defenses provided plenty of question marks, but the offense was as good as advertised. Still, the six computer rankings remain unconvinced. As such, Kansas State retained its lead over Oregon. It’s hardly a big one, but it’s hardly razor-thin, either. The Ducks cut into a bit after knocking off USC, but the Wildcats aren’t below No. 3 in any of the six computer rankings… Anything could happen with the three undefeated teams behind Notre Dame, but Kansas State has the edge for now. It has the computers to thank, even though the Ducks are No. 2 in each of the human polls.”

Kansas State, Oregon and Notre Dame all play on the road this Saturday — the Wildcats face TCU, the Ducks play Cal and the Fighting Irish will take on Boston College.